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"Mía" is a form of "mía", an adjective which is often translated as "mine". "Es mío" is a phrase which is often translated as "it's mine". Learn more about the difference between "mía" and "es mío" below.
mía(
mee
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ah
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (possessive)
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
2. (possessive)
a. mine
Esta silla es la mía. La tuya es esa otra.This chair is mine. Yours is that one there.
Esta no es mi raqueta; la mía lleva mi nombre escrito.This isn't my racket; mine has my name written on it.
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. my chance
"Esta es la mía; ahora le pediré salir", pensé."This is my chance. I'll ask her out now," I thought.
